John Lennon glasses
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English
Etymology
After British musician John Lennon.
Pronunciation
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Noun
John Lennon glasses pl (plural only)
- (plural only) A pair of eyeglasses (spectacles) with round lenses.
- 1969 (7 Apr), Judith Viorst, "New York Visit, 1969", New York Magazine 2 (no.14): 43
- Everyone in New York
Had a position on Shanker,
A story about garbage,
An unconventional sex life,
John Lennon glasses, […]
- Everyone in New York
- 1998, Barbara Delinsky, A Woman's Place, page 335:
- " […] Or, I could go to Harvard Square, browse the coffee shops wearing my John Lennon glasses, and look for an intellectual who's smart enough to see the woman inside."
- 2003, Greg Iles, Sleep No More, page 36:
- A bookish young man with John Lennon glasses looked up, smiled, and answered in a northern accent. "The tool is calibrated. Just waiting to hit total depth."
- 1969 (7 Apr), Judith Viorst, "New York Visit, 1969", New York Magazine 2 (no.14): 43
Synonyms
Translations
pair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses
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